GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Rev. Sarah Scherschligt walks behind her Prince of Peace Lutheran Church to the spot where she feels “closer to God.”
Surrounded by a chicken-wire fence and marked by a sign that reads “Fruitful Fields,” is her church’s new vegetable garden. Growing there are tomatoes ready to be picked for the local food kitchen, basil that a member may use in some home cooking, green beans that can be eaten right off the stalk.